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Intelsat Advances 3GPP Approval for Unified Satellite and Terrestrial Network
The 3GPP mobile standards organization has approved an Intelsat-led Ku-band project for standardization. Intelsat led the effort with support from 35 companies and 3GPP community members, including other satellite operators, terrestrial vendors, and mobile network operators (MNOs). The approval of the “Ku-band Work Package” means that Intelsat and other satellite providers will now begin the…
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AST SpaceMobile’s First Five Bluebird Satellites Completes Final Assembly
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced the successful completion of its first five commercial satellites, called Bluebirds. Each satellite has communications arrays measuring 693 square feet and are now ready for shipment to Cape Canaveral…
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Pete Beck vs. Chris Kemp: The rocket rivalry you’ve got to see to believe
Early on in the new documentary film Wild Wild Space, Astra rocket company chief executive Chris Kemp offers this bit of snide commentary on his launch competitor, Rocket Lab: “I’m someone who wants to actually succeed from a business perspective, versus just make big toys.” For better or worse—and it’s better for viewers and ultimately…
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No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found a very intriguing rock on the surface of Mars. An arrowhead-shaped rock observed by the rover has chemical signatures and structures that could have been formed by ancient microbial life. To be absolutely clear, this is not irrefutable evidence of past life on Mars, when the red planet was more…
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No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found a very intriguing rock on the surface of Mars. An arrowhead-shaped rock observed by the rover has chemical signatures and structures that could have been formed by ancient microbial life. To be absolutely clear, this is not irrefutable evidence of past life on Mars, when the red planet was more…
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Terran Orbital Receives Certificate of Occupancy for its New Space Vehicle Assembly Facility
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of the global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced that on July 15, 2024, it received the certificate of occupancy for its previously announced new assembly facility, located at 4 Goodyear in Irvine, California. The facility spans 94,000 square feet and is situated on a…
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China verifies liquid hydrogen-oxygen engine of manned launch vehicle
China has completed a long range test of a three-stage liquid hydrogen-oxygen engine for the new generation manned launch vehicle in a high-altitude simulation environment, according to the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology. The test confirms that China’s liquid hydrogen-oxygen engine’s high-altitude simulation test capacity has reached 1,000-seconds, which will assist the country to build…
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China’s advanced satellites for climate, carbon monitoring now operational
China’s atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday. During their in-orbit testing, these satellites demonstrated favorable application results across multiple areas, including ecological environment, forestry and grassland, geographic surveying, meteorology, agriculture and emergency disaster response, according to…
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“Not a bluff”—NASA’s budget would shut down long-lived Chandra telescope
NASA launched the Chandra X-ray Observatory 25 years ago this week, opening a new eye on the Universe and giving astronomers vision into unimaginably violent cosmic environments like exploding stars and black holes. But Chandra’s mission may soon end as NASA’s science division faces a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall. NASA says it can no longer…